All posts by Randy Shulman
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An Almost Holy Picture
Maryland-based playwright Heather McDonald’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated An Almost Holy Picture follows one man’s odyssey from Massachusetts to New Mexico, from despair to triumph, heeding a...
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The Illusionist
Originally written by French comic genius and cinema legend Jacques Tati as a love letter from father to daughter, The Illusionist has been adapted by...
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Radio Macbeth
The SITI Company presents Radio Macbeth, which tells the story of Orson Welles and his company of actors (Mercury Theatre on the Air) rehearsing for...
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The Housemaid, opening at Landmark E Street
A deliriously stylish, searingly erotic thriller from Korea, The Housemaid explores what happens to an innocent girl in the employ of a rich and powerful...
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Ra Ra Rasputin at Strathmore
A D.C.-based dance/electronica band, Ra Ra Rasputin makes its debut at Strathmore as part of the venue’s Friday Night Eclectic party, where you can take...
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Todd Wright and Cal Everett at Jammin’ Java
D.C.-based Todd Wright has been the touring guitarist for such national acts as the Pat McGee Band, Better Than Ezra and Lucy Woodward, and his...
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Disney in Concert at the NSO
Michael Krajewski conducts the NSO Pops in Disney in Concert, an evening of musical selections from Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins,...
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Alfred Hitchcock Early Films Retrospective
The American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre presents the first in a three-part series this year exploring the works of Alfred Hitchcock. “Part I: The British...
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3 Dollar Bill
Some of the national gay community’s most talented and dynamic writers appear for a queer reading at the 2011 Association of Writers & Writing Programs...
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GMCW’s Open Mike/Piano Night
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington hosts a monthly piano bar and open-mike night at Dupont’s Black Fox Lounge. Singers of all levels are welcome...
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Alvin Ailey at the Kennedy Center
The popular Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre returns to perform several mixed repertory programs, including Ailey’s signature piece Revelations, celebrating its 50th anniversary next season....
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Robert Plant and the Band of Joy
Before Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant had formed a short-lived group called the Band of Joy. He’s now revived the name, this time with famed singer-songwriter...
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Dar Williams in concert with IBIS at the Artisphere
Pop-folk musician Dar Williams, whose music has always defied gender and genre, has taken it a step further by teaming with Ibis for a “crossover...
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The Upright Citizens Brigade at Harman Hall
For a taste of what’s happening in improv comedy in those far funnier, far edgier coastal cities, keep an eye out for The Upright Citizens...
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Suzanne Westenhoefer at the Birchmere
Suzanne Westenhoefer was the first openly gay comedian to appear on television, from appearances on David Letterman, HBO and Bravo. These days she maintains a...
